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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Moneta, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Saturday, October 29, 2022

454 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.93/cwt -1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 548 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $141.65/cwt +5.86 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 582 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $142.00/cwt ≈ $781/hd at 550 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 454 359 399
Feeder cattle 454 359 399

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 74, Heifers 179, Bulls 201)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 180.00 $180.00 $675 +9.00
461 461 12 170.00 $170.00 $784 —
545 545 19 163.00 $163.00 $888 +10.00
642 642 18 152.00 $152.00 $976 +8.00
716 716 4 137.00 $137.00 $981 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 181.00 $181.00 $661 —
490 490 1 166.00 $166.00 $813 -9.00
552 552 5 154.00 $154.00 $850 ±0.00
603 603 2 145.00 $145.00 $874 —
730 730 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,073 +17.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 147.00 $147.00 $647 +15.00
530 530 1 117.00 $117.00 $620 -23.00
735 735 2 135.00 $135.00 $992 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 5 144.00 $144.00 $524 —
458–460 458 20 125.00–140.00 $138.49 $634 +4.49
540–548 548 35 120.00–139.00 $137.93 $756 -1.82
632 632 16 130.00 $130.00 $822 +2.00
760 760 6 121.00 $121.00 $920 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 10 140.00 $140.00 $500 -4.00
462 462 18 145.00 $145.00 $670 +14.00
550 550 21 142.00 $142.00 $781 —
623 623 4 129.00 $129.00 $804 +1.00
748 748 2 124.00 $124.00 $928 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 8 139.00 $139.00 $495 +4.00
430 430 10 129.00 $129.00 $555 -1.20
521 521 4 120.00 $120.00 $625 -8.00
645 645 1 116.00 $116.00 $748 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 7 182.00 $182.00 $641 —
426 426 16 171.00 $171.00 $728 +3.00
496 496 20 161.00 $161.00 $799 -6.50
510 510 1 149.00 $149.00 $760 +9.00
581–593 582 30 130.00–142.50 $141.65 $824 +5.86
640 640 2 119.00 $119.00 $762 —
654 654 18 128.00 $128.00 $837 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 11 182.00 $182.00 $619 +16.00
422 422 12 172.00 $172.00 $726 +0.50
502 502 15 150.00 $150.00 $753 —
577 577 10 139.00 $139.00 $802 +3.00
667 667 7 126.00 $126.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 145.00 $145.00 $689 —
550 550 3 127.00 $127.00 $698 -4.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.